Finding the Phandom: A Dan and Phil AU
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Phil Lester is a YouTuber who lives in London. He has a following of, just recently, 4 million people. He has been making a name for himself. He loves his job, but he is missing something.
Dan Howell is a law school drop out from the University of Manchester. He has been doing YouTube since he graduated high school. He now does YouTube full time. He has a following of six million people. He still feels lonely.
What happens if Dan and Phil never met in 2009? In a world where Dan and Phil aren't "Dan and Phil", will the phandom still ship them? Will fate intervene?
Warnings: Language, Depression, Self-Harm, Hospitals
Cover Art credit: http://maddox-rider.tumblr.com/
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